§1Who it is for

  • Consortia (SPVs) of Indian private firms and State/Central PSUs that will build and run common defence test facilities
  • MSMEs/startups who need testing — as users of the facilities

Useful if

Testing-lab operators and large consortia; MSMEs in corridor nodes as future users

Do not spend time on it if

Individual MSMEs looking for a direct subsidy

§2Eligibility

  1. Indian companies, State Government PSUs and Central Government PSUs can participate in bidding to form the SPV
  2. SPV registered under the Companies Act 2013

§3Benefits

  • Up to 75% of project cost as Government grant-in-aid for creating the test facility
  • Completed facilities offer testing services to both government and private industry

§4Norms — pattern of assistance

  1. Government grant-in-aid up to 75%; remaining 25% funded by the SPV (Indian private entities and State/Central Governments)
  2. Scheme outlay Rs 400 crore

§5Documents

Not published

The guideline does not list the documents. Ask the portal or bank before you apply — we do not make up lists.

§6How to apply

  1. 1

    SPV bids are invited by DDP through the DTIS link on ddpmod.gov.in when calls are open

  2. 2

    Users: contact the SPV operating the nearest DTIS facility once commissioned

§7Pros and cons

Merits

  • Brings defence-grade test labs into the UP and TN corridors so MSMEs need not depend only on Services/DRDO ranges — PIB 2025
  • 75% capital grant for SPV members — PIB 2025

Demerits

  • Only seven facilities approved since 2020 — PIB 2025
  • Tiruchirappalli facility MoU was signed only in Jul 2025, five years after launch — PIB 2025
  • Testing and certification remain a cost for the MSME; DTIS does not subsidise individual tests (no such provision found)

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Sources

  1. DDP — Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme details
  2. PIB, MoD — DTIS testing facility at Tiruchirappalli (28 Jul 2025, Release ID 2149370), mirrored by GlobalSecurity

Checked on 18 October 2026. For information only — confirm with the department or bank. Spotted a mistake? Report it.